Screenwriting & Animation
What is SWAN?
Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) is Morgan's cinematic arts and sciences major and the most technology immersive program in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). Much more than just a film major, SWAN lays the groundwork for evolving artists, filmmakers, and content producers to forge career paths in entertainment, education, science, and business at a time when visual storytelling is the dominant narrative form of the 21st Century.
THE SWAN MAJOR OFFERS THREE CONCENTRATIONS
COMPUTER ANIMATION
Specifies in 2D and 3D animation, motion design, game design, storyboarding, web design, and multimedia scripting courses.
FILM & TELEVISION WRITING
Students immerse themselves in applied theory and practice in writing and content production for film/TV and multimedia, including documentary and drama.
INTEGRATED MEDIA WRITING
Students focus on drawing and illustration, courses in graphic comics, and more graphics art based practice in computer animation and the media arts.
ALL CONCENTRATIONS INCLUDE:
- Film studies
- Computer Animation
- IAR/VR immersive storytelling
- Visual storytelling and writing
- Game art and design
- Screenwriting
- Graphic comics
- Entrepreneurship and independent filmmaking
- Ethical business practices for the industry
- Fluency in writing and creative expression
- Production field experience, and post-production workflow and assembly
- Majors take two computer science courses
- Producing webisodes, short films and documentaries, as well as informational and corporate videos
- Introductory animation workshop, and introductory and intermediate editing courses
HBCU NEXT
HBCU NEXT is a fellowship program seeking storytellers from the nation's top HBCU's to enroll in USC's intensive, six-week summer workshops. This initiative was created by acclaimed filmmaker David E. Talbert to create a pipeline for filmmakers of color from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to learn from renowned faculty at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Two of our SWAN students, Imani Mullings and Sha-Shonna Rogers are inaugural participants of this program.
Watch the full video to see what they had to say about this amazing opportunity!
Contact Information
SWAN/ Cinematic Arts and Sciences
4530 Portage Ave
Baltimore, MD 21239
P: 443-885-4344
Contact Information
SWAN/ Cinematic Arts and Sciences
4530 Portage Ave
Baltimore, MD 21239
P: 443-885-4344